Originally Posted by kane

I pretty much agree. Before 9/11 he was a lame duck. Even with Republicans in both houses he was having trouble getting his nominations through and was even having problems getting a cabinet together not to count the almost instant controversy with his meeting enron and other energy execs while forming his energy policy. Then his sitting and reading the book during 9/11 was pretty bad, but a day or two after he went to New York and he made some speeches and he said the things the country needed to hear. He told everyone we are okay and going to get through this and he promised to find the people that did this. At that moment he had much of this country, and the world, with him and backing him up. We invaded Afghanistan and much of the world agreed with us and supported us. Then he lost his way. He never finished the job in Afghanistan, instead he allowed himself to be sidetracked with his obsession over Iraq and it has been down hill ever since. Since he invaded Iraq (with the exception of a few bumps) his job approval rating has been horrible, he won re-election, but nearly lost to Kerry who was a somewhat weak candidate and was considered one of the most liberal senators in the nation and if not for some questionable ethics in Ohio he may have lost that election. He has lost his grip on the conservative right base, lost control of the house and senate and now is facing a situation where no matter what he does there will be strong opposition. Much of the world now hates us and out country, or at least its leaders, have lost much of their credibility.

I don't know that he is a loser so much as he has been a pretty big disappointment.